The DuPont Show of the Week Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Laughter USA

Sun, Sep 17, 196160 mins

A look at American humor from slapstick to satire, featuring scenes from movie comedies and television programs, with sketches by George Burns.

Episode 2

Happy with the Blues

Sun, Sep 24, 1961

In this tribute to Harold Arlen, singers perform many of his popular tunes, Bing Crosby recounts highlights of Arlen's career, and Arlen plays and sings some of his music.

Episode 3

Hemingway

Sun, Oct 1, 1961

An exploration of the life of Ernest Hemingway from his boyhood, through his years as a journalist and novelist, until his death.

Episode 4

USO - Wherever They Go!

Sun, Oct 8, 1961

A tribute to the USO on its 20th anniversary and to those of the entertainment world who have given their time and performed for the American armed forces at bases at home and abroad, in peace and war.

Episode 5

The Ballet of the Paper Bullet

Sun, Oct 15, 196160 mins

The story of a Nazi plot to win the war by flooding the free world with counterfeit English and American money. Seven prisoners of war are selected to carry out his plan.

Episode 6

Merrily We Roll Along

Sun, Oct 22, 196160 mins

A documentary combining sociology with humor that tells the story and history of the automobile -- from its pioneer days through the era of the "tin Lizzie" to 1961's traffic. Archival footage is included.

Episode 7

The Ziegfeld Touch

Sun, Oct 29, 1961

A musical variety show that tells the story of Florenz Ziegfeld and his Ziegfeld Follies and includes portrayals of some of the famous stars of that show. Joan Crawford hosts.

Episode 8

America's Music - Music of the Thirties

Sun, Nov 5, 1961

A documentary about the golden age of popular music, exploring Broadway musicals, the growth of the radio audience, the advent of the film musical, the jukebox craze, and the coming of swing and the big bands.

Episode 9

The Wonderful World of Toys

Sun, Nov 12, 196160 mins

Today's theme is the Wonderful World of Toys. Harpo Marx acts as silent guide and Carol Burnett acts as narrator through toyland. Rube Goldberg interviews several children about scientific toys.

Episode 10

Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Sun, Nov 19, 1961

In Christmas settings, Waring and his 53-member glee club, orchestra, choir, vocal groups, and soloists perform unforgettable songs, including "America the Beautiful," "Stars and Stripes Forever," and "Silent Night."

Episode 11

America's Music - Chicago and All That Jazz

Sun, Nov 26, 1961

Episode 12

Trick or Treason

Sun, Dec 17, 196160 mins

DiLuca, an American OSS captain, falls in love with Krys. When he learns she is a spy he tries to stop her from revealing what he thinks is true information to the Nazis.

Episode 13

Hollywood - My Home Town

Sun, Jan 7, 1962

This episode consists of the home movies taken by Ken Murray, entertainer and amateur cameraman, of Hollywood celebrities from 1927 to the present. Approximately 75 of Hollywood's top stars are seen.

Episode 14

Circus

Sun, Jan 21, 1962

Explores the appeal of the circus and traces its history from the Roman Circus Maximus through P.T. Barnum to today. There is archival footage of famous circus performers, such as Bird Millman and Alfredo Codona, and circus parades.

Episode 15

The Forgery

Sun, Feb 4, 1962

A dramatization of the trial of the Dutch painter and forger Hans Van Moegeren, who confessed to forging a dozen paintings of Jan Vermeer, one of which he sold to Field Marshall Hermann Goering.

Episode 16

Police Emergency

Sun, Feb 18, 196260 mins

A documentary that follows two emergency patrol car officers, Walter Chadwick and Eugene Corcoran, from the 14th Precinct in New York City as they answer calls throughout lower Manhattan.

Episode 17

America's Music - Regards to George M. Cohan

Sun, Mar 4, 1962

In this story of George M. Cohan, the program includes performances of songs by Cohan and scenes from the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney as Cohan.

Episode 18

Cops and Robbers

Sun, Mar 18, 1962

A documentary about crime in America from pre-Revolutionary days to the present. Rare photos and Archival news footage include crime figures like Al Capone and John Dillinger.

Episode 19

The Beauty of a Woman

Sun, Apr 1, 196260 mins

A discussion on what makes a woman beautiful. Pictures various women from the early history to movie stars of the twentieth century and points out why they have been considered beautiful; examines the use of makeup for creating beauty.

Episode 20

The Action in New Orleans

Sun, Apr 15, 196260 mins

The story of Alabama, a con man who romances rich widows and leaves them once he has obtained their money. In New Orleans, he meets an attractive widow, Constance, who is selling her business.

Episode 21

The World's Greatest Robbery: Part 1

Sun, Apr 29, 196260 mins

A docudrama based on the armed robbery of the Brink's Company in Boston on Jan. 17, 1950, the largest cash robbery in history, totaling $2,775,395.

Episode 22

The World's Greatest Robbery: Part 2

Sun, May 6, 196260 mins

Todays theme is the World's Greatest Robbery: Part 2.

Episode 23

America's Fads and Foibles

Sun, May 13, 1962

A musical show exploring a century of fads and foibles including dance crazes, musical vogues, sports, fashion, and automobiles in America. Musical selections, commentary, archival footage, and still photos help portray the theme.

Episode 24

A Sound of Hunting

Sun, May 20, 1962

In World War II Italy, eight GI's pinned down by German gunfire are ordered to withdraw by nightfall. But one of them is trapped and must wait until nightfall to join the unit or get the help of his buddies to get out safely before then.

Episode 25

Hurricane

Sun, May 27, 1962

A documentary about Hurricane Carla, which struck the Gulf Coast of Texas in the early fall of 1961.

Episode 26

D-Day

Sun, Jun 3, 1962

A documentary that provides an hour-by-hour account of the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, recalling the first 24 hours of the beachhead and the harrowing weeks preceding the largest military landing in history.

Episode 27

The Movie Star

Sun, Jun 10, 196260 mins

A movie idol, Billy Allen, dies at the peak of his career and is brought to his small Midwestern hometown or a hero's burial. When a Hollywood columnist suggests a memorial fund in his memory, the bitter truth about Billy is divulged.

Episode 28

The Richest Man in Bogota

Sun, Jun 17, 196260 mins

Juan De Nunez finds himself in South America in a remote mountain village where the people (and the animals) have no eyes. In an old book, which they can neither see nor understand but regard as a sacred object, he discovers that there is something in the water that has caused this. The old book, written by the early settlers, indicates that their children were born blind, and that THEIR children were born (not only blind) but with no eyes. His love interest, Marina, is somehow different. When he holds a torch in front of her, she can actually follow the light. He determines that she has eyes under her skin, and he believes that he can take her back to the outside world, and with an operation, she would be able to see. This never happens. He ends up staying the village. In the final scene, he turns to the camera and we see that HE no longer has eyes.

Episode 29

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Sun, Jun 24, 196260 mins

Magee, a writer, holes up at an isolated place in the country, Baldpate, where he hopes to have enough peace and quiet to complete a book. Unfortunately, some very alarming characters want to use the same place for less worthy endeavors.